Episode 65 – Conan BA Holiday Special

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Episode 65 – Conan BA Holiday Special

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In our sixty-fifth episode, it’s our 3rd annual BA Holiday Special so we are joined by Linsae and Graeme as we talk about the games we have been playing lately. We also review the scenario-based combat game Conan, discuss our favourite party games that we played this year, and do our Holiday gift exchange.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Guests on the What Did You Play This Week Conversation Thing – 2:04

Interviewed for upcoming CBC Radio Broadcast – 2:45

Episode 64 Correction – 3:49

Baseball Highlights 2045 – 5:18

Oh My Goods – 11:32

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – 16:22

Knit Wit – 24:36

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 33:01

Conan Overview – 34:03

Conan Thematic Review – 38:55

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:20:57

Our Favourite Party Games – 1:22:02

Deception: Murder in Hong Kong – 1:22:53

Ta-Da – 1:25:05

Codenames: Pictures – 1:32:38

Dracula’s Feast – 1:38:45

Dead Last – 1:39:20

BA Holiday Gift Exchange – 1:43:33

Episode 64 – Inis

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Episode 64 – Inis

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In our sixty-fourth episode, we mention our plans for the upcoming holiday and we talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the Celtic themed area control game Inis. Then our friend Dave is back to talk about his experience at the Fantasy Flight World Championships for Android Netrunner.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Holiday Cheer – 1:59

Automobiles – 4:05

Play Me – 10:10

Thief’s Market – 16:42

Pokemon: The Trading Card Game – 27:41

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 40:15

Inis Overview – 41:38

Inis Thematic Review – 44:55

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:23:39

FFG Worlds – 1:24:38

Episode 63 – Cry Havoc

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Episode 63 – Cry Havoc

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In our sixty-third episode, Aaron says he spreads his love all over the board gaming hobby and then we talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the sci-fi themed area control game Cry Havoc. Then we celebrate the 6th year of the RPGGeek.Com Question of the Day thread and answer some of the first questions ever asked on the thread.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Aaron was the BGG Love-Spreader of the Week– 1:02

Final Touch – 3:08

Legends of Andor – 7:30

Scythe: Automa – 18:44

Chimera – 27:00

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 33:17

Cry Havoc Overview – 34:17

Cry Havoc Thematic Review – 38:28

Linsae Reviews: My Happy Farm – 1:15:31

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:15:59

RPGGeek.Com Question of the Day RPG discussion – 1:17:41

Episode 62 – Xia: Legends of a Drift System

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Episode 62 – Xia: Legends of a Drift System

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In our sixty-second episode, we hope you’re in a giving mood because we talk about the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction and our items up for bid and talk about a board game subscription box called Board Game Bento. Then we talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the space exploration sandbox game Xia: Legends of a Drift System. Then we talk about Overused & Underused Themes in Board Games and pitch a couple games with underused themes.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction (Our ItemsOur Items)– 0:55

Board Game Bento – 3:23

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – 8:51

Alchemists – 17:25

Super Mother Load – 24:30

My Happy Farm – 29:40

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 35:36

Xia: Legends of a Drift System Overview – 36:38

Xia: Legends of a Drift System Thematic Review – 40:33

Linsae Reviews: One Night Revolution – 1:07:28

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:07:57

Overused & Underused Themes in Board Games – 1:08:47

Boards Alive Monster Mash-Up – Episode 7 – Halloween

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The Boards Alive Monster Mash-up – Episode 7

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In this extra spooky seventh episode of our board game variety show Sean and Alex from the Dukes of Dice pitch us their Big Screen Board Game, Jake and Danielle from Draft Mechanic pair some beers with Fury of Dracula 3rd Ed., we mention our Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction items, Quinten rants about being greedy, Nick Mariner pitches us his favourite Halloween games as board games, Aaron uses Dark Stories to teach creative writing in Board Game Education, Linsae Reviews some games, and we tell you our Game of the Month.

This episode is sponsored by Tasty Minstrel Games

The state of the Monster Mash-Up – 1:04

Dukes of Dice: Big Screen Board Games – 3:18

Draft Mechanic: Beers & Board Games – Fury of Dracula 3rd Ed. – 15:05

Linsae Reviews: Halloween Games – 22:42

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 23:40

Jack Vasel Memorial Fund Auction – 24:58

Odd Thoughts with Quinten – 26:44

Nick Mariner: Nick’s Comedy Coin Purse – 32:52

Board Game Education – 44:04

Linsae Reviews: Halloween Games – 47:53

Game of the Month – 48:54

Episode 61 – Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed. Halloween Spooktacular

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Episode 61 – Mansions of Madness 2nd Ed. Halloween Spooktacular

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In our very special Halloween-themed sixty-first episode, Linsae joins Aaron and Quinten as we talk about the spooky games we’ve been playing recently and do another Dawn of the FunDead segment for the game Dracula’s Feast. We also review the Lovecraft-themed cooperative mystery game Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition. Then we (sort of) review the RPG Labyrinth and talk about Why It’s So Hard to Try New RPGs.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Bang: The Dice Game: The Walking Dead – 3:11

Tides of Madness – 11:52

Fury of Dracula 3rd Edition – 20:25

Dawn of the FunDead – Dracula’s Feast – 29:40

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 37:55

Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Overview – 38:50

Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition Thematic Review – 43:49

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:22:47

Labyrinth and Why It’s So Hard to Try New RPGs – 1:24:02

Episode 60 – Interview with Lone Shark Games Mike Selinker

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Episode 60 – Interview with Lone Shark Games Mike Selinker

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In our sixtieth episode, we talk about our busy-ness with the new school year and the games we have been playing lately. Then we interview Mike Selinker of Lone Shark Games about how his childhood design skills, his spooky designs and his life as a publisher, including his newest games Apocrypha, Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk and his upcoming game Thornwatch with Penny Arcade.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Busy-ness – 1:52

Mansions of Madness on the Bored Online? Board Offline channel – 2:40

Elysium – 4:00

Targi – 12:21

Fleet: Wharfside – 18:05

Dead Last – 23:40

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 31:56

Interview with Mike Selinker – 33:10

Apocrypha – 48:10

Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk – 1:11:00

Thornwatch – 1:21:00

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – Ponzi Scheme – 1:36:11

Listener Questions – 1:38:07

Episode 59 – Hit Z Road

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Episode 59 – Hit Z Road

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In our fifty-ninth episode, we participate in the Fantasy Board Game League put on by the Draft Mechanic podcast and we talk about the games we have been playing lately. We also review the zombie survival bidding game Hit Z Road by Martin Wallace, and then Quinten and Aaron are joined by Skid Maher and Troy Lavallee of the Glass Cannon Podcast for the second segment in the Behind the Screen RPG series, providing tips for Game Masters.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

The Fantasy Board Game League – 1:20

Entropy – 11:53

Suburbia Inc. – 17:15

Islebound – 23:00

Mombasa – 32:30

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 44:08

Hit Z Road Overview – 45:22

Hit Z Road Thematic Review – 47:25

Tasty Minstrel Games – Chimera Station Sponsorship – 1:22:46

Behind the Screen with Skid Maher and Troy Lavallee of the Glass Cannon Podcast – 1:25:04

Episode 58 – The Networks

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Episode 58 – The Networks

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In our fifty-eighth episode, we talk about Linsae’s brand new Gaming Nemesis and do a quick Survival Kit Segment on Counter Magazine. Then we talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the TV Station creating drafting game The Networks. Then we take a break from talking about tabletop games in our new segment all about Geek Culture as we talk about our favourite TV shows.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Linsae’s Gaming Nemesis – 0:45

Survival Kit: Counter Magazine – 4:55

BONUS GAME: Jungle Speed – 6:35

Battlestar Galactica – 9:52

Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King – 18:36

Baseball Highlights 2045 – 23:51

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft – 29:55

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 35:28

The Networks Overview – 36:15

The Networks Thematic Review – 39:22

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:09:34

Geek Culture: TV Shows – 1:11:25

Episode 57 – Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

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Episode 57 – Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization

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In our fifty-seventh episode, Linsae joins Aaron and Quinten as we recount our GenCant experiences and talk about what we’ve been playing recently. We also review the civilization building game Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization. Then we field all of your role playing game questions in another RPG Q&A.

This episode is sponsored by Board Game Bliss & Tasty Minstrel Games

Gen Cant! – 0:43

Boards Alive Banter – 3:19

Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition – 3:20

Sanssouci – 15:12

Castles of Burgundy – 24:24

Board Game Bliss Sponsorship – 32:17

Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization Overview – 33:10

Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization Thematic Review – 36:25

Tasty Minstrel Games Sponsorship – 1:26:18

RPG Q&A – 1:27:27